Israel Folau [Aussie Rugby] sacked following anti-gay social media post [tr]

CNN ^ | May 17, 2019 | John Sinnott

[C19fan]

Australian rugby union star Israel Folau has been sacked after he posted an anti-gay statement on social media.

A devout Christian who has made 73 international appearances for the Wallabies, Folau was found guilty of a code of conduct breach last week, following a homophobic social media post, which listed "drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters," reading underneath, "Hell awaits you." The controversial Instagram post in April has not been deleted. A three-person tribunal decided on Friday that Folau's contract with Rugby Australia should be terminated.

[C19fan]

Not a question of if but when this is coming to America.

[lastchance]

No bias in the article. Did a member of HRC turn in the copy for CNN?

[HapaxLegamenon]

So he was simply quoting Sacred Scripture?

[Lurkinanloomin]

The controversial Instagram post in April has not been deleted.
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Good for him not backing down.

[Lurkinanloomin]

You WILL!

[wildcard_redneck]

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” —Voltaire

The gaystapo must be defeated.

[stormhill]

Just a minute. Forget gays. Did he condemn “drunks”? He should be jailed!
Thieves and liars will probably have a beef with this too. Homos get all the attention.

[cuban leaf]

This highlights what makes old retired guys dangerous. We can say whatever we want because we can’t be fired.

[Bonemaker]

So a man loses his livelihood because he called out buggery? Nice herpetarium you’ve got there Australia.

[Bonemaker]

Us old retired guys!😎

[Lurkinanloomin]

That’s true.
I did not adorn the back of my pickup with the stickers like the one above until after I retired.

[elcid1970]

For now, faggies rule.

But as denizens of the Left, they’re forced to ally with Muslims. Talk about strange bedfellows.

[circlecity]

"So he was simply quoting Sacred Scripture?"

Yep. He was just paraphrasing a verse from 1 Corinthians 6.

[LeonardFMason]

Same verse cited by Phil Robertson when the GAYSTAPO tried to get Duck Dynasty kicked off air.

[El Cid]

1 Corinthians 6

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Never back down from bringing God’s Word. Good for him.
The warnings are there for a reason. God does not desire anyone to be lost.

Ezekiel 18

30b... Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

[Midwesterner53]

Times have gotten tough for him and yet he has not denied God or Jesus. This life may be difficult for him but a great reward awaits.

[Midwesterner53]

Australian fascism on display once again, no personal freedom if it collides with the expectations of big brother. But of course Australia is a former British colony so the apple does not fall far from the tree.

[Boogieman]

So he was fired for quoting the New Testament?

If he was an American, he’d have a pretty sure-fire religious discrimination lawsuit on his hands, but since he is an Aussie, he is probably out of luck.

[Boogieman]

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” —Voltaire

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“People who post quotes on the internet without checking their legitimacy suck.” - Julius Caesar

[wildcard_redneck]

Isn't is a shame that some Freepers are rude?

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